I'm trying to package "xparam". Upstream has an sgml documentation that
they processed into an info page. When I try to install the package
produced containing said info pages, I get:
No `START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY' and no `This file documents'.
install-info(/usr/share/info/xparam.info): unable to det
Justin Pryzby wrote:
>On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 11:32:52PM +0200, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
>
>
>>I'm trying to package "xparam". Upstream has an sgml documentation that
>>they processed into an info page. When I try to install the package
>>
Justin Pryzby wrote:
>I still don't know anything about info format, but I just looked at
>/usr/share/info/cppinternals.info.gz, which has, on line 5:
>
> START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
> * cppinternals-4.0: (cppinternals-4.0). Cpplib internals.
> END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
>
>So,
>
> sed -e '5s/^/START-IN
Muammar Wadih El Khatib Rodriguez wrote:
> - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable
> main contrib non-free
> - dget
> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/u/uebimiau/uebimiau_2.7.10-1.dsc
>
Did you repackage the source tar ball? This is, generally speaking,
cons
Muammar Wadih El Khatib Rodriguez wrote:
> Dear Shachar,
>
> Yes, I did it because the package was in *.zip and in Debian is needed
> in *.tar.gz
I'm not sure what the general policy is for repackaging in such a case.
I think you are right, and it is necessary to repackage. HOWEVER, you
included "b
José L. Redrejo RodrÃguez wrote:
> Dear mentors,
>
> I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.9.46-1
> of my package "gambas2". There is a previous version uploaded to experimental.
> After the upstream author has frozen the gambas2 byte code and Debian has
> frozen etch,
> I think it's al
Muammar Wadih El Khatib Rodriguez wrote:
> I have made another version for you to check [0]. I'd be glad if you
> check it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> [0] http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/u/uebimiau/
Hi Muammar
A few comments:
* First, the tar.gz you use has changes from the zip that you can
Benjamin Mesing wrote:
> * a plugin architecture package (which provides merely the
> framework for additional functionality) without any additional
> is useless by itself so it requires at least one plugin.
> According to the policy wording this should qualify for a
>
David Given wrote:
> You've got two major tasks ahead of you:
>
> - - port gcc
>
> - - port the kernel
>
> - - cross-compile a basic userland
>
Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition.
Actually, there is one more major headache, which is porting a boot
loader. Probably uBoot or something similar
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ckage to postpone worries about the other stuff. After all, I may just
wish to package for my own use.
Hoping this proves useful,
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Zak B. Elep wrote:
hello, world
englishparse ZakB.Elep
ZakB.Elep:1: error: Unterminated sentence. Did you forget a terminating "."?
Parse failed
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x27;ll work on it, submit and
package, and then be told that this package cannot go in because someone
else owns the ITP.
So what's the procedure?
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that I'll also not go through with it.
Once I'm at the "RFS" for this package, then I'll set myself as owner.
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Shaul Karl wrote:
On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 12:53:15PM +0200, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
I don't mind working on it, with the full risk of the original packager
submitting a package before I manage to find a sponsore to mine etc.
What I don't want happening, though, is that I'll wor
Laszlo Boszormenyi wrote:
Hi Shachar, Matthew, Riku, Daniel,
On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 22:42 +1100, Matthew Palmer wrote:
On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 12:53:15PM +0200, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
Bug #269329 is an ITP for Open Xchange - the Suse server gone GPL.
Yes, the Open-Xchage code is GPL
l webmin modules they can
install for their system. It would all be automatically done by
aptitude. Merely installing samba on a system where webmin is installed
will bring webmin-samba in as well, without making samba depend on
webmin or vice versa.
Obviously you can have reverse sugge
asons? Do I at all need to care about that?
Help would be greatly appreciated.
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Tilman Koschnick wrote:
On Thu, 2005-03-31 at 22:18 +0200, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
Hi all,
This question is about a package that will likely not make it into
Debian (too specific). I even suspect this has some relevance.
I would like to install a package that creates it's own special use
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Florent Rougon wrote:
Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
two questions:
1. My package has a password file. Where is the best place to store it?
/etc/name/password? /var/lib/name/password?
If the password file is a system configuration file (i.e., a file that
can be customi
/...
Justin
Thanks. That did it.
Shachar
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Florent Rougon wrote:
In case Justin's mail didn't answer all your questions...
It did.
Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, you would need a helper program to actually change it, as the
password is encrypted. Otherwise, yes it's a configuration file.
We
Florent Rougon wrote:
Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
After your explanation, the only thing I still have doubts over is
whether the files should not go into /var/cache instead.
Erm, which files?
During the process files are encrypted. Their key is stored under
/var/li
achar
Who has nothing at all to do with either the original question or the
problem, but is interested in the reasoning non the less.
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greatly appreciated.
A few URLs:
Package homepage: http://argtable.sourceforge.net/
I'm still waiting for the ITP tracking number to come through.
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I'm still waiting for the ITP tracking number to come through.
Shachar
No sooner had I sent this, and the ITP came through.
Bug #306755
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Things I know I don't know include: someone
mentioned a tool for tracking the Debian directory in CVS and SVN. There
is an archive of all past Debian packages, which I can't seem to locate.
Of course, there are also the things I don't know I don't know, and I
would love
what is the
procedure I need to follow? Reissue a RFS for both packages?
Thanks,
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Shachar Shemesh wrote:
Hi all,
Debian is a community Linux distribution (and some say THE community
Linux distribution). It is most unique in having tens of thousands of
packages on one hand, and yet allowing a smooth end-user experience
in which every Debian package is a single "ap
Shachar Shemesh wrote:
Hi all,
Haifux and Telux are two LUGs in Israel that promote information
sharing. In particular, we believe in making people learn new stuff by
committing to lecture about them :-). I entered such a commitment to
give a lecture called "The Debian QA system". The
for actual users of
argtable, however.
Your thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated.
Shachar
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Philipp Kern wrote:
On 20.05.2005, at 08:31, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
The package itself had two major life cycles. As such, the source
library is called "argtable2". As far as so version goes, it has
version 4. Obviously, I will need to ad a "lib" at the beginning. At
the
Neil Williams wrote:
On Friday 20 May 2005 7:31 am, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
Hi list,
I'm trying to package argtable (http://argtable.sf.net). I'm wondering
about the names to give the package.
Is this the next release? There's already a .deb for argtable2 on the website,
messages containing one or two URLs at the beginning and
looking German.
Kind regards,
Philipp Kern
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Neil Williams wrote:
On Friday 20 May 2005 10:22 am, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
No, it's the same release. The deb file there is an alienated RPM, and
is not in a state that can go into Debian.
So your options for this one are limited - you need to retain binary
compatibility and
compiled with the former two will depend on "libargtable2.so", while
binaries compiled with the later will depend on "libargtable2.so.0". I
can fix it by including the symlink from libargtable2.so to
libargtable2.so.0 in the non-dev package, I think. Will it work?
S
ory to the beginning of your path and work as you would always work.
Personally, I wouldn't use this for compiling the package after you have
done with the debian related development, but the ccache author claims
it's totally safe for that as well.
I hope people find this tip useful.
always depends on the non dev of the precise same version, so it
seems I'm not blocking any future upgrade path here.
Am I missing something here?
Shachar
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ocumented them in the "COPYING" file for rsyncrypto, if
you're interested. I tried to give an online pointer to the file, but
the SourceForge WebCVS gateway is down at the moment. Either apt-get
install it and look at the license file, or go to
http://sourceforge.net/projects/rsyn
think you misread it. The GPL specifically allows you to use libraries
that are part of the development tools. Java clearly is.
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ckage always depends on the non-dev of the exact same
version. This means I cannot install the new version without upgrading
the library itself anyways.
What am I missing here?
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point where they forbid you to create non-GPL programs that link to GPL
libraries, but say that it's ok to link GPL binaries to non-GPL (and, in
fact, GPL incompatible) libraries. It's either up to the binary or it
isn't. If I'm not allowed to do the former, I cannot do the later either.
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o-regtest", and have rsyncrypto build-depend on it. That is
probably the best way to solve my specific problem, and will be what
I'll do, but I'm wondering whether there isn't another way of doing it.
Is it possible to have two source files build the same package?
Thanks,
.
They can do that with this scheme. I guess the main question is "should
debian/rules run make test, if upstream provided one"?
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